Hoping to boost his 'law and order' image ahead of the 2020 election, President Donald Trump plans to expand a federal security operation to two American cities.<br />CNN reports Trump is due to announce the expansion of the Operation Legend initiative during afternoon remarks from the White House.<br />The Operation Legend initiative uses federal law enforcement officers from the US Marshals Service, and the FBI, DEA, and ATF to combat violent crime.<br />US Attorney General William Barr said roughly 200 federal agents were dispatched to Kansas City. A comparable number would head to Chicago.<br />According to CNN, Barr added that 35 agents would go to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and that other cities would be added later.<br />The initiative lacks the support of local leaders, however, who have voiced loud resistance to the move.
